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steverb
on May 6, 2012
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Why was .NET called .NET?
Sure you can.
Create a folder.
Rename it to ".Net.". The dot at the end of the folder name is important.
chris_wot
on May 6, 2012
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Interesting. But they didn't call it dot-net-dot :-)
Dylan16807
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Explorer silently strips the trailing dot and is tricked into doing the right thing.
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Create a folder.
Rename it to ".Net.". The dot at the end of the folder name is important.